{"product_id":"and-then-we-grew-up-on-creativity-potential-and-the-imperfect-art-of-adulthood-9780143132127","title":"And Then We Grew Up: On Creativity, Potential, and the Imperfect Art of Adulthood","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2019 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA journey through the many ways to live an artistic life--from the flashy and famous to the quiet and steady--full of unexpected insights about creativity and contentment,  from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachel Friedman was a serious violist as a kid. She quit music in college but never stopped fantasizing about what her life might be like if she had never put down her bow. Years later, a freelance writer in New York, she again finds herself struggling with her fantasy of an artist's life versus its much more complicated reality. In search of answers, she decides to track down her childhood friends from Interlochen, a prestigious arts camp she attended, full of aspiring actors, artists, dancers, and musicians, to find out how their early creative ambitions have translated into adult careers, relationships, and identities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rachel's conversations with these men and women spark nuanced revelations about creativity and being an artist: that it doesn't have to be all or nothing, that success isn't always linear, that sometimes it's okay to quit. \u003ci\u003eAnd Then We Grew Up\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who has given up a childhood dream and wondered \"what-if?\", for those who have aspired to do what they love and had doubts along the way, and for all whose careers fall somewhere between emerging and established. Warm, whip-smart, and insightful, it offers inspiration for finding creative fulfillment wherever we end up in life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143132127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rachel Friedman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075418489013,"sku":"9780143132127","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fcd8ec46-3182-4f2a-b456-4095e352747b.jpg?v=1691465542","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/and-then-we-grew-up-on-creativity-potential-and-the-imperfect-art-of-adulthood-9780143132127","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}